Sitharaman also referred to the growing interest of both domestic and foreign investors in Indian stock markets and noted the significant increase in retail in demat accounts from 2 crore to 15.1 crore, with 3.6 crore added in just the past year.
BJP candidate from Mandi Lok Sabha seat, Kangana Ranaut, credited the people of Mandi for her electoral debut as she left for filing nominations along with her mother and sister on Tuesday.
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Punjab, Sibin C, announced on Monday that a total of 209 nominations have been filed for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab on the last second day of filing nominations in the state.
Notably, the Congress has fielded KLSharma, replacing Rahul Gandhi, on the last day of filing nominations in Amethi on May 3. Gandhi who has been wining from Amethi since 2004, lost to Irani in 2019 parliamentary polls. The Congress has fielded the former Amethi MP from Raebareli.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be filing his nomination papers from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on May 14 and before filling his nomination papers, he will hold a road show in his parliamentary constituency on May 13.
After the announcement by the Congress party of fielding Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi, the candidate after filing nomination said that the people of Amethi are in his heart and he wants a chance to serve the people.
BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from South Delhi, Ramveer Singh Bidhuri offered prayers at Shri Gopal Temple in the national capital before filing nominations on Friday.
After the Congress ended weeks of suspense around its choice of candidates from Raebareli and Amethi Lok Sabha constituencies, naming Rahul Gandhi and KL Sharma as its picks from the traditional strongholds; the Wayanad MP, along with his mother Sonia Gandhi and several Congress heavyweig
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who is seeking a fresh term in the Lower House from the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha, visited the Maa Samaleswari temple and sought divine blessings before filing his nomination on Thursday.
Dismissing the Opposition, the BJP's Saran Lok Sabha candidate and former Union Minister, Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Thursday said the electoral outcome in Bihar was a foregone conclusion as his party was well on course to win all 40 seats in the state.